Novena in honour of Saint Pudentiana by dpsuffultus

NOVENA

IN HONOUR OF THE MOST GLORIOUS VIRGIN OF ROME

SAINT PUDENTIANA

SECONDARY PATRONESS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS EXCELLENT PROTECTRESS AGAINST TYPHOONS FOR PRIVATE USE

BY A DEVOTEE PREPARED

Noe sent forth a dove a er the raven, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth. But she, not ﬁnding where her foot might re , returned to him into the ark: for the waters were upon the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her into the ark. Gen. , – .

SHO T ACCOUNT

OF THE LIFE OF THE MOST GLORIOUS VIRGIN OF ROME

SAINT PUDENTIANA

SECONDARY PATRONESS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

EXCELLENT PROTECTRESS AGAINST TYPHOONS

SPudentiana, a noble Roman virgin, daughter of the nobleman Saint Pudens [1], having become bere$ of her parents, pra&ised the Chri(ian religion with admirable piety. She di(ributed to the poor the money colle&ed from the property that she had sold, and devoted herself to prayers, fa(ing, and other exercises of the au(ere life. In these, she had Saint Praxedes as companion, and as si(er owing not only to their natural bond, but also to their communion in the same faith. -e mo( pious virgin e.ecially applied her mind to the goal of receiving Chri(ians with ho.itality, and reviving holy Martyrs whil( persecution raged, and entombing their bodies in a sepulchre, and colle&ing the blood .ilt from them. Likewise, through her work, her whole family, in which ninety and six men were numbered, being converted to the faith of Chri(, was cleansed in holy baptism by Pope Saint Pius. But when it was sanctioned by Emperor Antoninus, that Chri(ians should not make open and public sacriﬁces, the same Pope Saint Pius celebrated the sacraments with Chri(ians in the house of Saint Pudentiana on the Viminal, and she provided those whom she had benignantly received with things that were necessary for life. -erefore, she departed from life in these services of Chri(ian piety, and was buried in her fa-

[1] When Saint Peter fir( came to Rome, he was received with Chri(ian ho.itality by Saint Priscilla, together with her husband Saint Cornelius, who was a noble senator, named Quintus Cornelius Pudens, the parents of Saint Pudens. -ey are said to have been the fir( in the city to be enlightened by Chri(ian do&rine, whom Saint Peter himself regenerated in the laver of salvation. A$er being in(ru&ed in the faith by Saint Paul, Saint Pudens, called the Younger, he Chri(ianly married Saint Sabinella, a Briton by nationality, and also of noble birth, named Claudia Rufina Sabinella, from which matrimony four seeds .routed and flourished in faith and holiness, namely, Pudentiana, Praxedes, Novatus, and Timotheus. -eir mo( pious father in(ru&ed them in everything pertaining to the religion of Chri(, who, whil( .otlessly keeping the innocent tunic that he had received from the Apo(les, obtained the incorruptible crown of life in death, and, having been mo( honourably buried in the cemetery of Priscilla, bequeathed to them a copious inheritance.

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ther’s tomb at the cemetery of Priscilla on the via Salaria, on the fourteenth calends of June, in the year one hundred and sixty and two.

A$er several centuries had passed, the di(inguished Spaniards, having recently come to the Philippine Islands, whil( propagating the faith of Chri( in the kingdom of God, invoked her patronage: when, on the eve of her memorial in the year one thousand and ﬁve hundred and seventy and one, the Governor general, whil( brokering with the native princes a pa& of keeping peace, in occupying the principal settlement in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, chose Saint Pudentiana as the principal patroness of the new and extensive domain; whom, a$er a few years, the city aldermen, being assembled in council, greatly troubled by the frequency of typhoons and the magnitude of calamities, also hailed as prote&ress of the archipelago again( (orms. A$er four hundred years had yet passed, the Venerable Pope Pius XII declared her as the secondary patroness of the same Islands, on the seventh ides of September, in the year one thousand and nine hundred and forty and two. La(ly, her Basilica, located in the aforementioned Viminal, became the National Church of the Philippines in Rome, a$er a mission with the care of the souls for Filipino migrants residing in Rome was ere&ed in it, by order of Pope Saint John Paul II, on the calends of July, in the year one thousand and nine hundred and ninety and one.

[2] -e Bishop of Rome, Pope Saint Pius, consecrated one of the buildings of Saint Novatus as a church, and duly dedicated it to God under the title of Saint Praxedes, which his successor Pope Saint Paschal enlarged with ornaments, that he may repose in it the relics of Saint Pudentiana and Saint Praxedes. At the same time, the title of the mo( ancient church, which Pope Saint Pius had dedicated from the house of Saint Pudens in honour of Saint Pa(or, wherein the bodies of three thousand blessed martyrs re( to this day, which the holy virgins of Chri( themselves Saint Pudentiana and Saint Praxedes buried with their own hands, also became the title of Saint Pudentiana, which was successively governed by princes of the Church in the long course of the ages. -e liturgical books of the Roman Church do abundantly teach us about the mo( ancient veneration of Saint Pudentiana, since the olde( Capitularies of the Go.els, the Sacramentaries of Saint Gregory, the Martyrology of Saint Bede, of Saint Ado, of Saint Rabanus, of Saint Usuard, of Saint Wandelbert, of Blessed Notker, and of others, recall her pious memorial.

The very ancient Basilica of Saint Pudentiana stands on the Viminal, the smallest hill in the city of Rome. Here the Supreme Pontiﬀ resided until the year at which point the emperor donated the Lateran Palace to the Church.

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NOVENA

IN HONOUR OF THE MOST GLORIOUS VIRGIN OF ROME

SAINT PUDENTIANA

SECONDARY PATRONESS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

EXCELLENT PROTECTRESS AGAINST TYPHOONS

Whosoever wishes to pray this novena, in private for now, and not yet in public, as it does not yet have permission from the authorities of Holy Mother Church (and this we do so openly declare that the reader may under(and the true (atus of this exercise), kneeling before a Cross with a Cruciﬁx, ought to recite all the things that are so ordered below, continuously for nine days before the fea( of Saint Pudentiana each year, in order to obtain grace for enduring the divers travails in life, for amending one’s deeds and converting oneself, and for propagating the devotion towards the same Saint Pudentiana.

BH the sign ✠ of the cross, deliver us ✠ from our enemies, O -ou ✠ our God. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of the Holy Gho(. Amen.

v -ou, O Lord, ✠ wilt open my lips.

r And my tongue shall announce -y praise.

v O God, ✠ come to my assi(ance.

r O Lord, make ha(e to help me.

v Our help is ✠ in the Name of the Lord

r Who hath made heaven and earth.

v Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Gho(.

r As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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OK my Lord Jesus Chri(, True God and True Man, my Creator and Redeemer, for -ou art Who art, and for I love -ee above all things, I repent with all my heart for having offended -ee. I firmly resolve nevermore to sin, and to avoid all its occasions, to confess and comply with the penance that would be imposed upon me. -ereupon I offer -ee all my works and pains, and my whole life, in satisfa&ion for my sins. And ju( as I suppliantly beg of -ee, so I tru( in -y goodness and boundless mercy, that, by the merits of -y mo( precious passion and death, -ou shalt forgive me my sins, and grant me the grace to amend myself, and to persevere until death.

Let us pray.

Or Amen.

A$erwards, the following is said, which shall not be changed throughout the novena. Openingprayerforeachday

K blessed virgin!, Saint Pudentiana, numbered among( the prudent, brightened by many merits, di(inguished in heavenly habit: as we pray this devout novena, mo( humbly do we come before thy face, certain

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that we would find prote&ion from the tribulations that surround us, and from the calamities that affli& us. Suppliantly, we thus beseech thee, through that virgin charity with which thou did( honour the blood(ained bodies of the Martyrs, and through that abundant mercy with which thou did( allay the deplorable penury of the needy: do thou deign to succour our necessities; so that the many crimes that we have perpetrated may be washed by the tears of saving repentance, and the many vices that we have cultivated may be cured by the .irit of a true and humble poverty. Do thou also accompany us, as we invoke the help of the Mo( Holy Mother of God, who did beget all virgins through her example, and erase the reproach of virginity through her vow. Ju( as the morning Star, the radiant Comet, the beauteous Moon, doth pierce the dense darkness, and illume the vale of tears, so that the Sun of Ju(ice may beam upon the whole world, and warm all that is cold: so then, Oh Light of under(anding!, Oh Torch of wisdom!, Oh Lamp of prudence!, do thou enlighten the hall of our intelle&, and shine upon the seat of our affe&ion, so that all wandering thoughts may be purged, and all perverse counsels may perish.

r Amen.

-is said, the prayers are recited that shall be replaced according to the day of the novena.

FIRST DAY

Pudentiana, beauteous virgin before the world

Littlechapter. Job ST , 15. A V there were not found in all the earth women so beautiful as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

Lesson

FromthehomilyofSaintAugu ineonholyvirginity.

HWXW someone will say: -is is now not to write of virginity, but of humility. As though truly it were any kind of virginity, and not that which is a$er God, which we had undertaken to set forth. And this good, by how much I see it to be great, by so much I fear for it, le( it be lo(, the thief pride. -erefore, there is none that guardeth the virginal good, save God Himself Who hath given it: and Godischarity (I Jn. , 8). -e guardian, therefore, of virginity is charity: but the place of this guardian is humility. -ere, forsooth, He dwelleth, Who said, that on the lowly and quiet, and that trembleth at His words, His Spirit re(eth (Is. TS , 2).

Let us pray.

APrayer

TZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( love the faithful virgins in all the earth, and give them from their father inheritance among their brothers: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( render wondrous with di(inguished charity among( the Confessors of -y faith; that we may humbly live with unconquered

cha(ity, and cha(ely burn with perfe& charity. -rough Chri( our Lord.

-ese being said, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail, Mary, and 1 Glory be shall be recited. A$erwards, the antiphon shall be said, together with its verse, as well as the closing prayer for each day (which shall not be changed throughout the novena), beginning in p. 15. La(ly, the glad(rain shall be sung, and the colle& shall then follow, beginning in p. 17. r Amen.

SECOND DAY

Pudentiana, modest virgin before God

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the second day, similar to what was done on the ﬁr( day.

Littlechapter. Wis. , 1. OK how beautiful is the cha(e generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal: because it is known both with God and with men.

Lesson

FromtheletterofSaintClementtotheCorinthians.

LW our whole body, then, be preserved in Chri( Jesus; and let everyone be subje& to his neighbour, according to the .ecial gi$ be(owed upon him. Let the (rong not de.ise the weak, and let the weak show re.e& unto the (rong. Let the rich man provide for the wants of the poor; and let the poor man bless God, because He hath given him one by whom his need may be supplied. Let the wise man di.lay his wisdom, not by mere words, but through good deeds. Let the humble not bear te(imony to himself, but leave witness to be borne to him by another (Prov. SS , 2). Let him that is pure in the ﬂesh not grow proud of it, and boa(, knowing that it was another who be(owed on him the gi$ of continence. Let us consider, then, brethren, of what matter we were made — who and what manner of beings we came into the world, as it were out of a sepulchre, and from utter darkness. He Who made us and fashioned us, having prepared His bountiful gi$s for us before we were born, introduced us into His world. Since, therefore, we receive all these things from Him, we ought for everything to give Him thanks; to Whom be glory through the ages of the ages. Amen. Let us pray.

Prayer

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( be(ow upon virgins -y brightness in pulchritude, and keep their memory immortal in cha(ity: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( wondrously inflame to gather with a .onge in her own clean hands the venerable blood of -y Martyrs; that we may be (ripped off as penitents of the filth of sins, and garbed as new men with a gleaming garment. -rough Chri( our Lord.

As above, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail, Mary, and 1 Glory be shall be recited. A$erwards, the antiphon shall be said, together with its verse, and the closing prayer for each day (which shall not be changed throughout the novena), from p. 15. La(ly, the glad(rain shall be sung, followed by the colle&, from p. 17. r Amen.

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THIRD DAY

Pudentiana, distinguished virgin before the people

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the third day, similar to what was done on the preceding days.

Littlechapter. Jud. S , 14, 15. WKW the men had heard her voice, they called the ancients of the city; and all ran to meet her from the lea( to the greate(.

Lesson

FromtheletterofSaintJerometoSaintEu ochium.

O_X purpose is not the praise of virginity but its preservation. To know that it is a good thing is not enough: when we have chosen it, we mu( guard it with jealous care. -e ﬁr( only requireth judgment, and we share it with many; the second calleth for toil, and few compete with us in it. He thatshallendureuntotheend, saith the Lord, thesameshallbesaved (Mt. SS , 13). And manyarecalledbutfewarechosen (ibid. SS, 16 & SS , 14). -erefore, I conjure thee before God and Jesus Chri( and His ele& angels to guard that which thou ha( received, not readily exposing to the public gaze the vessels of the Lord’s temple (which only the prie(s are by right allowed to see), that no profane person may look upon God’s san&uary. Oza, when he touched the ark which it was not lawful to touch, was (ruck down suddenly by death. And assuredly no gold or silver vessel was ever so dear to God as is the temple of a virgin’s body. -e shadow went before, but now the reality hath come.

Let us pray.

APrayer

TZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( endow virgins with a lively voice to call upon li(ening men and elders, and adorn them with a beauty to gladden everyone approaching from the lea( to the greate(: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( di(inguish in the sublime exercise of ju(ice and in the works of exceptional mercy; that we may bravely fulﬁl -y sacred law, and cha(ely await -y salvation. -rough Chri( our Lord.

FOURTH DAY

Pudentiana, virgin singing with canticles

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the fourth day, similar to what was done on the preceding days. r Amen.

Littlechapter. Apoc. S , 3. TKW virgins sang as it were a new canticle, before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the ancients; and no man could say the canticle.

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Lesson

FromthehomilyofSaintAmbroseonvirgins.

WKH should I continue the praise of cha(ity in more words? For cha(ity hath made even angels. He who hath preserved it, is an angel; he who hath lo( it, a devil. And hence hath religion also gained its name. She is a virgin, who is the bride of God; a harlot, who maketh gods for herself. What shall I say of the resurre&ion of which you already hold the rewards: Forintheresurre ion,theywillneitherbegiveninmarriage,normarry,butshallbe, saith He, as theangelsinheaven (Mt. SS , 30). -at which is promised to us is already present with you, and the obje& of your prayers is with you; you are of this world, and yet not in this world. -is age hath held you, but hath not been able to retain you.

Let us pray.

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( teach virgins a new song to sing praises before the throne, and gladden them with everla(ing joy to humbly sing without blemish before the altar: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( lead to triumph by virtue of -y blessed Martyrs; that we may mode(ly ponder in these praises of -ine, and purely pass into the realms of heaven. -rough Chri( our Lord.

FIFTH DAY

Pudentiana, virgin contemplating in her mind

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the ﬁ$h day, similar to what was done on the preceding days. r Amen.

Littlechapter. I Cor. , 34. TKW unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in .irit.

Lesson

FromtheapologyofSaintAthanasiustoemperorCon antius.

TKW Son of God, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chri(, having become man for our sakes, and having de(royed death, and delivered our race from the bondage of corruption, in addition to all His other beneﬁts, be(owed this also upon us, that we should possess upon earth, in the (ate of virginity, a pi&ure of the holiness of Angels. Accordingly, such as have attained this virtue, the Catholic Church hath been accu(omed to call the brides of Chri(. And the heathens who see them express their admiration of them as the temples of the Word. For indeed this holy and heavenly profession is nowhere e(ablished, but only among us Chri(ians, and it is a very (rong argument that with us is to be found the genuine and true religion.

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Let us pray.

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( in(il divine thoughts in the heart and mind of virgins, and hallow their body and .irit who are fortiﬁed with a gracious cha(ity: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whose soul -ou did( de(ine to the work of the go.el; that we may nobly and by our own will cha(ise our inveterate indolence, and mode(ly and in an angelic manner fulﬁl our deeds and all virtues. -rough Chri( our Lord.

r Amen.

SIXTH DAY

Pudentiana, virgin rejoicing with joy

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the sixth day, similar to what was done on the preceding days.

Little chapter. Ps. ST , 15, 16. V X[ e shall be brought to the king: they shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

Lesson

FromthebookofSaintCyprian onthedisciplineandraimentofvirgins.

TK e is the flower of the ecclesia(ical seed, the grace and ornament of .iritual endowment, a joyous di.osition, the wholesome and uncorrupted work of praise and honour, God’s image answering to the holiness of the Lord, the more illu(rious portion of Chri(’s flock. -e glorious fruitfulness of Mother Church rejoiceth by their means, and in them abundantly flourisheth; and in proportion as a copious virginity is added to her number, so much the more it increaseth the joy of the Mother. For that is not an empty carefulness nor a vain fear, which taketh counsel for the way of salvation, which guardeth the commandments of the Lord and of life; so that they who have dedicated themselves to Chri(, and who depart from carnal concupiscence, and have vowed themselves to God as well in the flesh as in the .irit, may consummate their work, de(ined as it is to a great reward, and may not (udy any longer to be adorned or to please anybody but their Lord, from Whom also they expe& the reward of virginity. Let us pray.

Prayer

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( bring beautiful virgins into -y temple, and lead them graciously with gladness and rejoicing: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( refresh in the voluntary di(ribution of her wealth to the poor; that we may be enlightened in the contemplation of the divine, and be en-

riched with generosity towards the desolate. -rough Chri( our Lord.

SEVENTH DAY

Pudentiana, fair virgin beloved

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the seventh day, similar to what was done on the preceding days.

Little chapter. E(h. , 7, 9, 17. SKW was exceeding fair and beautiful, who pleased the king, and found favour in his sight: and the king loved her, and set the royal crown on her head.

Lesson

FromthebookofSaintJohnChryso omonvirginity.

IVWWV, everything was superfluous to them: not only those things which are truly superfluous, such as pleasure, wealth, power, glory, and the remaining chain of these dreams; but also those things which seem necessary, such as houses, cities, skills. On one hand is hone(y and decent perseverance; on the other is the virtue of virginity. For indeed it is wonderful, and worthy of many crowns, to break lu(ful insanity, and to re(rain a raving nature: but then it is truly wonderful, when such a life approacheth it; but separately and by itself, it is weak, and cannot preserve those who are endowed with it. And here, they may for us become witnesses, those as many as pra&ice virginity today, who are as far from Elias and Eliseus and John as the earth is from heaven. For if thou would( take out hone(y and decent perseverance, thou cutte( off the sinews of virginity: so, if thou joine( it with so peerless a life, thou attaine( the root and source of good things. For ju( as the rich and fertile earth knoweth how to nourish a root, so a life so peerless knoweth how to nourish the fruits of virginity: indeed, both the root and the fruit of virginity is life nailed to the cross. Let us pray.

Prayer

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( call honourable virgins before -y sight, and place a royal crown upon their illu(rious head: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( in(ru& to set aside her earthly patrimony in favour of her heavenly one, in order to succour the poor; that we may assi( the needy beset by hunger and thir(, and console the wretched burdened by calamity. -rough Chri( our Lord.

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EIGHTH DAY

Pudentiana, chaste virgin praised

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer (which shall not be changed throughout the novena) shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the eighth day, similar to what was done on the preceding days.

Littlechapter. Wis. , 13. FgX happy is the barren: and the undeﬁled, that hath not known bed in sin: she shall have fruit in the visitation of holy souls.

Lesson

FromthesermonofSaintBasiltheGreatonasceticlife.

TKW gi$ of virginity is not con(ituted in the mere ab(inence from procreating children; but life in whole, and its purpose and manners, mu( cultivate virginity, so that the integrity of the unwed may manife( in every endeavour. For it can happen that someone committeth fornication solely by one’s .eech and adultery solely with one’s eyes, and is polluted solely by one’s hearing, and receiveth deﬁlement in one’s heart, and transgresseth the bounds of cha(ity solely through intemperance in food and drink. For he who holdeth himself in all these things within the bounds of virginity by continence, verily showeth the gi$ of virginity perfe& in himself and absolute in all its numbers. Let us pray.

Prayer

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who do( keep virgins undeﬁled from the bed of sin, and give them fruit in the visitation of holy souls: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whom -ou did( adorn with heavenly gi$s whil( aﬂame in -y love; that we may detain ourselves abje& in the courts of -y house paying our vows, and contain ourselves pro(rate in the mid( of -y bosom by pouring forth our prayers. -rough Chri( our Lord.

As before, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail, Mary, and 1 Glory be shall be recited. A$erwards, the antiphon shall be said, together with its verse, and the closing prayer for each day (which shall not be changed throughout the novena), from p. 15. La(ly, the glad(rain shall be sung, followed by the colle&, from p. 17.

NINTH DAY

Pudentiana, wise virgin prepared

A$er the sign of the cross is made, and a$er the a& of contrition is recited, the opening prayer shall be said, as in p. 7, and, a$er this, the following shall then be said for the ninth day, as on the preceding days. r Amen.

Littlechapter. Mt. SS , 4, 10. F W wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

Lesson

FromthehomilyofSaintGregorytheGreatonthetenvirgins.

MH ye take great care, le( favour or human grace be sought a$er through this which is rightly done by you, le( the appetite for praise should creep in, and that which is shown abroad be emptied of grace

within. For, at the voice of the Redeemer, behold the ten virgins, and they are all said to be virgins, and yet not all are received within the door of bliss, because some of them, whil( they seek the glory of their virginity abroad, refused to have oil in their vessels. All shall rise as virgins, because both good and wicked are roused from the sleep of death. -ey shall trim their lamps, that is, they shall count the number of their good works for which they hope to receive the reward of everla(ing bliss. However, the lamps of the foolish virgins shall fail. -is is because their works, seen so clearly by men, shall dim at the coming of the Judge.

Let us pray.

ATZ [K H and everla(ing God, Who, from among( the virgins holding lamps, do( receive the wise into -y marriage, and reje& the foolish outside the shut doors: do -ou propitiously grant; through the intercession of -y blessed Virgin Pudentiana, whose soul -ou did( vouchsafe to enter the kingdom of heaven; that we may unshackled from the bonds of our sins, and ever prote&ed from all adversity. -rough Chri( our Lord.

r Amen.

-ese having been said, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail, Mary, and 1 Glory be shall be recited. A$erwards, the antiphon shall be said, together with its verse, as well as the closing prayer , as below.

A$er the Our Father, Hail, Mary, and Glory be, the following is said with its verse.

Antiphon. TKW noble virgin Pudentiana, ablaze with the .irit of charity, did bury many of the Martyrs, and console many of the miserable: whomsoever she adopted as children and devotees in Chri(, she faithfully safeguarded them from the downpour and deluge.

v Pray for us, Saint Pudentiana.

r -at we may be made worthy of the promises of Chri(.

Let us pray.

A$erwards, the following is said, which shall not be changed throughout the novena. Closingprayerforeachday

OK mo( glorious virgin!, Saint Pudentiana, whose ardent heart is comforted by divine conversation, and whose .lendent head is adorned with a royal diadem, and whose sublime brow is beautified by the oil of gladness, look upon us thy people, who do ever serve thee, and sing thy praises, as we now purpose to apply .ecial a&s of penance to this devout novena, so that our prayers may more easily be heard. -erefore, Oh mo( invincible Patroness of ours!, as God hath honoured thee in the face of the people, and exalted thee in the mid( of the Church, and adorned thee in His sight, do thou prote& our mo( unworthy generation, who fly to thee in our tribulation: do thou obtain for us forgiveness for our sins; do thou attain for us grace to amend our lives. Above all, in a very .ecial manner, we do invoke today thy mo( bounteous serenity, that our humble prayers, with which we beseech God (here make mention of the novena’s intention), poured forth in this very novena, may also be thine. Finally, Oh mo( comely Advocate of ours!, who did( .rout from a noble lineage, and flourish un-

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der apo(olic in(ru&ion, together with all thy blessed house, with Saint Pudens thy father, Saint Sabinella thy mother, Saint Praxedes thy si(er, Saint Novatus and Saint Timothy thy brothers, do thou intercede for us who do conﬁdently invoke thy patronage; that we may merit to evade unscathed the savage tempe(s of the sea, and the ﬁerce convulsions of the air; and faithfully (rive to .urn the fair temptations of the world, and the sweet enticements of the age.

Here then shall the glad(rain be sung, a$er which the verses and colle& shall be said, p. 19. r Amen.

GLADST AIN

IN HONOUR OF THE MOST GLORIOUS VIRGIN OF ROME

SAINT PUDENTIANA

SECONDARY PATRONESS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

EXCELLENT PROTECTRESS AGAINST TYPHOONS

Towernoble,fortunconquer’d, Refugesure ofthewretched,

Do thou succour us with mercy, Powerful Pudentiana.

Augu( Rome was thy meek birthplace, Younger Pudens, thy dear father, Sabinella, thy fair mother, Were sublime and noble Chri(ians, Who did keep the faith embower’d In thy lineage, where it ﬂower’d.